Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 1164, William Gathell, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Gathell, William
W 1164
Gatchell
B.L.W.F. 12712-160-55
Getchell
CONTENTS
Elizabeth

Maine D. 656
William Gatchell or Gathell of Cumberland in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Seth Grew of the 1st by Col. Mitchell in the Mass. line for Wm. Wells
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 60 Dollars - 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of Oct 1833 and sent John Mitchell Portland Maine.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $100.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March, 80.00 $180.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Albion Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 11 Page 19

92,973. Mar. 3. 1855
Ans. H. Bradford, Nov. 27/55
Apr. 23. ...
Elizabeth Gatchell, widow of Wm. Gatchell, Priv.
Capt. M c Clusky Col.
Ex. 12 Dis. 12
Revolutionary War. Prisoner.
No. 160 Cln, Dec. 18/55
Me July 19/55
RMW
H. Freeman! Bradford. Portland. Me.
Vol. G. 35.

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Elizabeth Gatchell widow of W m  or Gathell Gatchell who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Mass Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 60 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of June, 1849 and sent to
Ebenezer Everett Brunswick Me
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act January 3, 1848, Page 7 Vol. 1
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Aug 3rd

No 2.800
William Gatchell
Application for a pension
Aug 1832
le privatis,
Beyadun
Print 18 March
on 31 Oct
Capt Lithgow's copy
Col. Mitchell's copy
John Murray & Portland

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the tenth day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this tenth day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge William Mitchell a resident of Brewster in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated viz: That about the first of March 1776 he enlisted as a private in a company of the militia at Brunswick commanded by Capt. Mathew, marched to Falmouth now Portland and joined the Regt. commanded by Col. Mitchell in the State service - and served three months and was dismissed in December returned home. That in the year 1777 in September he was drafted and joined a company of militia, under the command of Capt. Lemoine. I marched to Camden where I then embarked in vessels for Chesapeake, where said company arrived in October, he believes and served there for five months. Col. Allen then had Col. Stevens had the command of the corps. That he was discharged and returned to Brunswick about the last of March 1778. That in April 1779 he was again drafted, at said Brunswick and joined a company of militia commanded by Capt. Morris, I marched to Falmouth now Portland - and from there was transported by water to Penobscot and Castine. We engaged in a battle soon after our arrival in all the command of Satterstall (Lovell) and were defeated. That he served there for four months and was discharged and returned home. That he has no written discharge, but was dismissed with the rest of the company.
9 Mr 5 18th
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of.
William Mitchell
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Ashur Ware
U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

The said William Getchell further States that he was born at Topsham near Brunswick February 3. 1757. There is a record of his age in the records of Brunswick. That he lived in Brunswick when he first entered the service, and has resided there ever since the revolution. That he enlisted as a Volunteer in the first service he has above stated, & was drafted the other times. That he served as a private soldier in William Getchell
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year above said before John Warr } U. S. Judge for the District of Maine
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Getchell for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighteenth day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
John Nussey } Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of July 29. 1848, entitled "an Act for the relief of certain surviving widows of officers & soldiers of the revolutionary army".
State of Maine ss.
On this 17 th day of January A.D. 1849 personally appeared before Hon. Nathan Green Judge of the Court of Pleas in said State and for the County of Lincoln - the same being a Court of record -
Elizabeth Gatchell a resident of Brunswick in the State of Maine aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 29. A.D. 1848, entitled "an act for the relief of certain surviving widows of officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army", - that she is the widow of William Gatchell , late of said Brunswick who was a private in the revolutionary war; that she does not know the day, month, nor year when he entered the service nor when he left the same; neither does she certainly know the names of his officers under whom the service was performed, but thinks Capt. Curtis was one of them; that she has understood her said husband lived in Brunswick, when he entered the service, and does not know, whether he was drafted, a volunteer, or a substitute - thinks he enlisted as a volunteer; that she understands he served at Portland (then Falmouth) Machias Bayadune, at different times, & was exposed to the enemy. She has no documentary evidence but she knows that her said husband was a pensioner under the act of June 7. 1832 & refers to the evidence used relating to his pension & to the records & rolls, & copies of records & rolls, in the War or Pension office of the United States.

She further declares that she was married to the said William Gatchell on the twenty sixth day of November in the year seventeen hundred and ninety five; that her husband the aforesaid William Gatchell died on the twenty first day of September eighteen hundred and forty two; and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January eighteen hundred, to wit at the time above stated, and that she has never intermarried since the death of her said husband and is now his widow -
Elizabeth her Gatchell mark Witness: N. Little Gorton Francis Gatchell
Vi. Certificate of Judge Gorton of the legitimacy and authenticity of the foregoing

Extract from the records of Marriages entered on the book of records of marriages for the Town of Harperswell, in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine, page 102.
" Persons married by the Rev Samuel Eaton " " William Gatchell Junr. to Elizabeth Bishop, Novem- ber twenty sixth one thousand seven hundred & ninety five "
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows, to- gether with abbreviations in the names of the parties, viz.
" Persons married by the Rev. Sam l Eaton. Isaac Farn and Eleanor Rodick Sept r 14. 1795 Will m Gatchell Junr & Eliz a Bishop Nov 26, Do "
Robert Pennell } Clerk of the Town of Harperswell.
I Robert Pennell above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Robert Pennell } Clerk of the Town of Harperswell.
Cumberland ss Harperswell January 13 th 1849 Sworn to before me
Paul Mansell } Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine.
County of Cumberland ss.
On this sixth day of April A. D. 1855 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Elizabeth Gatchell a resident of Brunswick in said County and State, aged eighty nine years, who being duly sworn, doth on oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain Bounty Land, under the Act of Congress passed March 2d, A. D. 1855.
And your declarant further states that she is the widow of William Gatchell late of Brunswick in the State of Maine that her said husband William Gatchell was a Soldier of the Revolution, and a pensioner of the United States under the 18th of March A.D. 1818 at the rate of sixty Dollars per annum, and that he continued to draw said pension until his death, which took place on the twenty fifth day of September A.D. 1842. She believes her husband received an honorable discharge at the expiration of his services in the Revolutionary War. That he never applied for nor received Bounty Land in his life time on the part of the United States, and that she has not received a Warrant for Bounty Land under this or any other act of Congress.

YOUR DECLARANT FURTHER STATES, that she was married to the said William Gatchell on the twenty sixth day of November A.D. 1795 , at Harpwell in said State, and that her name before marriage was Elizabeth Bishop
And your declarant further states, that after the passage of the Act of Congress of July 29th AD 1848 she made application for a Pension, on which application a pension was granted her at the rate of sixty Dollars per annum, as will appear by her Pension Certificate, dated the twelfth day of June A.D. 18 No. 215
For proof of marriage, her husband's service in the Revolutionary War, and his death, and of your declarant's identity, she refers to her declaration and proof for a Pension, now on file in the Department of the Interior, at Washington.
She therefore claims Bounty Land under the act aforesaid, and states that she is still a widow.
And for the purpose of this application, I hereby appoint Freeman Bradford of Portland my true and lawful Attorney in the premises.
Attest,
Francis Gatchell William Gatchell
Elizabeth  her  x  Gatchell mark
Sworn to and subscribed, before me, the day and year first above written, and in my presence acknowledged the Power of Attorney thereto subjoined, for the purposes above mentioned. And I hereby certify that I believe the said Elizabeth Gatchell to be the widow the the person who performed the military service aforesaid, and to be of the age above stated.
Simon Hopkins
Justice of the Peace.

Rev  WIDOW, &c.  Rev
File No. 1164 Elizabeth Gatchell, or Gathell Widow.
William Gatchell, or Gathell Priv. Rev. War.
Act: July 29. 1848.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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92973 Elizabeth Bartlett Mrs. William Payton
Additional Evidence in Suspended No. "92,973"
OFFICIAL BUSINESS. Bounty Land Claims.
Hon. L. P. WALDO, Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City, D. C.

92,973.
Claim of Eliz. Gatchell
To Bounty Land.
Act of March 3, 1855.
WAR OF the Rev.
William Bradford
PORTLAND, Maine.

State of Maine.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court,
PORTLAND, April 19, 185 5.
I, OBADIAH G. COOK,
Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court,
for said County of Cumberland, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
Richard Greenleaf & Simson Hopkins Esquires, are
is , and at the date of his  their Certificate to the paper hereto annexed was, an  were
ACTING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
within and for _____ the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that they  are DULY COMMISSIONED and qualified to administer Oaths and take Acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments in writing, in the County aforesaid,—and that the following Signature , purporting to be his theirs are GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
O. G. Cook CLERK.

State of Maine County of Cumberland Town of Harpswell
I do hereby certify (a) that, according to the records of marriages in my keeping, William Gatchell and Eliza South Bishop were joined in marriage on the twenty-sixth day of November in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred & ninety-five, by Rev. Samuel Eaton. Thomas U. Eaton John Clerk
I Certify that the above is a true copy of the record of the Marriage of said parties, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the record, in fair legible figures, as follows:— (b)
Nov. 26, 1795.
Thomas U. Eaton, Town Clerk of Harpswell
I, Thomas U. Eaton above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Yours Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy of the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Thomas U. Eaton, Clerk of the town of Harpswell
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this fourteenth day of April A. D. 1855
Richard Greenleaf
Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full.
(b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.

We Francis Gatchell and William Gatchell residents of Brunswick, in the County of Cumberland, and State of Maine being of lawful age, on oath depose, testify and say, that we are well and intimately acquainted with Elizabeth Gatchell of Brunswick, State and County aforesaid, and who is now a claimant for Bounty land;
We have known the said Elizabeth Gatchell for forty years last past, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be in her application for said land, and that she is the widow of William Gatchell, who is reputed to have served as she has set forth in her declaration,
We have no interest, direct or indirect in the claim that said Elizabeth Gatchell may have to Bounty land; And we further declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by said Elizabeth Gatchell in our presence; Said Elizabeth Gatchell is a widow pensioner of the United States, and is now a widow
Francis Gatchell William Gatchell
State of Maine
County of Cumberland ss
Then personally appeared the above named Francis Gatchell and William Gatchell known to me as credible witnesses, and to whom the foregoing affidavit was read as the same is written, who understand the same, subscribed their names thereto, and made oath that the same is true, -
Before me
Simson Hopkins
Justice of the peace

Additional Evidence in S. S. Bounty Land Claim of Elizabeth Gatchell (widow of M rs ) N o . 92973 - Act of 3 rd Mar. 1855 War of Rev l .
Freeman Bradford Portland Maine

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston. (December 5 th 1855.
I Hereby Certify , That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of William Gatchel is borne on pay roll of Capt. William Silyn's (comp. stationed at Falmouth from March 11. 1776 to Nov. 23 rd 1776 8 mos. 14 days, as private Also on pay roll of a Company of Rangers raised for the defence of the eastern country under the command of Capt. Henry (Syrn) from April 1. 1780. 1 month, as private.
Roll dated, Indian Eastern Department, Head Quarters, Machias, July 29. 1780.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. McWhorter Secretary of the Commonwealth.

ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
PENSION OFFICE,
Sir:
Nov. 27 th
1855.
The claim of Elizabeth Gotchell, for bounty land under the act of the 3d of March, 1855, No. 92,973 has been examined and suspended.
The revolutionary service of Wm Gotchell the husband of the applicant, does not appear of record in this office.
The 3d section of said act requires a service of "FOURTEEN DAYS" to be established by "RECORD EVIDENCE."
Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim will be favorably considered.
Very respectfully,
J. MINOT,
Commissioner.
+ You are referred to the Secy. of State of Mass; for such Evidence,
Freeman Bradson Esq. Portland, Me;

I Nathaniel Ham of Brunswick in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine on oath testify and say that I am well acquainted with William Getchell of Brunswick aforesaid and believe him to be about 75 years of age That about the middle of September in the year 1777 we were drafted at the same time at Brunswick aforesaid in the same company of the militia commanded by Capt. Benjamin Lement, — Ballard being Lieutenant and Samuel Lement Ensign — that said Company marched by land to Camden & then embarked for Machias and joined the forces under the command of Col. Allen and Lieut. Col. Phineas Allen . Said Company remained at Machias the term of five months & then returned home. I was at that time well acquainted with said Getchell Served the whole of the above time in the same company with him and can state from personal knowledge that he was in the service at the time & place above mentioned the aforesaid period of five months .
Nathaniel Ham
State of Maine Cumberland ss. Portland Aug 9 1832. Personally appeared the above named Nathaniel Ham and made oath to the truth of the above deposition. Before me
William Henry Colman Jus. Peace
I Nathaniel Ham of Brunswick in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine on oath testify and say that in the year 1778 or 1779 the above mentioned William Getchell and myself were again drafted at Brunswick aforesaid in the same company of the militia and at the same time for a different time of service. The said Company was commanded by Capt. Nehemiah Curtis, Ebenezer Stanwood was Lieutenant and — Hall Ensign. We marched to Falmouth & were thence transported to Bagaduce now called Castine on the Penobscot River, engaged in the battle at Bagaduce & completed our period of service viz; four months . I am able to state from personal knowledge that the said William Getchell was present in said Company & performed duty as a soldier at the time & place above mentioned the aforesaid period of four months .
Nathaniel Ham
State of Maine Cumberland ss. Personally appeared the above named Nathaniel Ham the day & year aforesaid and made oath that the above deposition by him signed is true
Before me William H Colman
Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I believe the aforesaid deposition to be a person of truth and veracity — Wm H Colman

State of Maine
Cumberland County ss
I William T. Vaughan, Clerk of the Court of Cumberland County do certify that William H. Godman is a magistrate as within, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name and affixed my seal of office this ninth day of August A.D. 1832.
Wm T Vaughan
Mr. Fishback

May 29
A. Elizabeth
July 29
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Schwarzs

Brunswick, Maine, June 26. 1849
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions. Dear Sir,
I enclose the application & evidence of Elizabeth Gatchell, Widow of William Gatchell, decd. for a pen- sion under the act of July 29. 1848. If found correct, please forward the appropriate certificate to my care and oblige
Yours respectfully, Eben - Dyer

Wm. Gatchell

I Ichabod Doughty residing in Brunswick aged seventy six years hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with William Gatchell of said Brunswick and that I served with him in Capt. Litchows company at Falmouth in the year 1776 for the term of nine months. I have been ever since acquainted with the said William Gatchell & believe him to be 75 years of age; that he is reported & believed in this neighbourhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the revolution, as he has stated in his application & that I concur in the opinion.
Witness.
Ebenezer D.
Ichabod Doughty
State of Maine Cumberland ss Brunswick August 14. 1832. Then personally appeared the above named Ichabod Doughty, a person of fair reputation for truth, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed, before
Ebenezer D., Justice of the Peace.
State of Maine. Cumberland County ss.
I William S. Vaughan Clerk of the County of Cumberland County do certify that Ebenezer Everett is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this seventeenth day of August A.D. 1832. —
Wm S Vaughan

State of Maine
Lincoln County ss -
Arnold Blaney Register of the court of Probate of Wills and granting Administration within and for said county. Hereby certifies that Nathaniel Gorton Esquire is the Judge of said court of Probate, and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the certificate by him subscribed and hereunto annexed.
Given under my hand and the seal of said court at Viscasset this 23 d day of January AD 1849 -
Arnold Blaney
Register of the court of Probate

State of Maine County of Lincoln p. Be it known, That on this 17 th day January A.D 1849 -
Elizabeth Gatchell widow who is the same person named in the foregoing declara- tion personally appeared before me, the undersigned, Judge of the Court of Probate for said County the same being a Court of record - she being too old to inform to trace and attend in open court, and having been duly cautioned & sworn touching the truth of the facts in said declaration, she signed the same with her hand. by her mark not being able to write her name - and made solemn oath, that the facts therein stated are true - In testimony whereof I have hereunto cause the seal official of said Court to be affixed, and sub- scribed my name the day & C year first above written.
Nathl Grooton Judge of said Court -

No 307
Elizabeth Gerchert
Wid of William
Me
act 29 Aug 1848
Mamma 1795
Mistane dno 1842
Adm $10 00
pm 4 March 1848
Ebenezer Emmit
Barnesboro
Me Octf. 5 th

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, PORTLAND, January 25 A. D. 1849 {
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Chas. H. Warren,
CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Ebenezer Everett and Paul Randall are
Acting Justices of the Peace,
within and for the County of Cumberland, as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that they are DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the Commission of the said Everett is dated June 28th A. D. 1844 and will expire June 28th A. D. 1851. That the commission of the said Paul Randall is dated February 6th 1845 and will expire February 6th 1852.
and that the following SIGNATURE purporting to be theirs, are Genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
Chas. H. Warren

I Francis Gatchell of Brunswick in the County of Cumberland on oath declare that I am a son of the late William Gatchell, deceased, and Elizabeth Gatchell now living; that I was born August 29 th 1806, and always lived with my father & mother until the death of the former, which took place to my knowledge on the 21 st day of September 1842. The maiden name of my said mother was Elizabeth Bishop, and I was acquainted with her brothers of the name of Bishop. My Father was a pensioner of the United States for revolutionary services, and drew a pension at the rate of $60 per annum, which I have often received for him under his power of attorney, at Portland. I further declare that my mother Elizabeth Gatchell does now remain the widow of my said Father William Gatchell and has so remained ever since his decease, as aforesaid. My eldest sister Mary Gatchell, afterwards married to Jonah Raney, died a fortnight ago aged 53 years, wanting five months, and was a daughter of the same parents since their marriage. Francis Gatchell
State of Maine Cumberland ss { Brunswick January 15. 1849. Then the above named Francis Gatchell to me well known as a person of good reputation for truth, personally appeared and was duly sworn to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed. before Ebenezer Dyer, Justice of the Peace.